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BOWLING GREEN, Ky. – Ten Hilltoppers will travel to Eugene, Ore., this week to take on the 2018 NCAA Outdoor Track and Field Championships at Historic Hayward Field. This trip marks the 11th straight season WKU has been represented at the national championships by multiple student-athletes.Â
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Monteserrat-native Julius Morris clocked a time of 20.44 at the East Preliminaries in Tampa, Fla,. two weeks ago, placing fifth in the region. The senior will compete in the semifinals of the 200-meter dash on Wednesday evening at 8:44 p.m. CT.
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At the East Preliminaries, the 4x100-meter relay squad consisted of Morris, Will Bush, Kymari Gates and Eli Minor. The four-man unit finished with a time of 39.17, the third fastest time in outdoor program history. They took third in their own heat, automatically qualifying for the Championships, while finishing sixth overall in the region. WKU's 4x100-meter relay team will run at 6:32 p.m. on Wednesday.
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Minor, Morris, Gates and Oliver Alexandre made up the 4x400-meter relay team that also qualified for the Championships. While in Tampa at the East Prelims, the Hilltoppers clocked a time of 3:06.41, the second best time in the entire regional field. The 4x400-meter relay squad will compete in the semifinals of the event beginning at 9:48 p.m. Wednesday.
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Five other Hilltoppers contributed to qualifying relay times throughout the season including Alec Tanksley, Austin Hayes, Denzel Villaman, Charles Shimukowa and Maor Seged.
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All results for Wednesday's competition and the remainder of the Championships can be found here. Any Hilltoppers that advance past the semifinals will compete in the men's final events on Friday.
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"We've tried to stay consistent. Right now, it's just about refining," said head coach Erik Jenkins about the Hilltoppers. "The young men have done the work to be successful, all that work was done back in October and March. Now it's just about being able to execute at a high level… You don't get to the NCAA Championships in any sport just by happenstance. You've got to work at it."
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